[pdupiano]

I remember those, wirecare right? I was thinking of going down the qables route but I'm still not sure.

 

[Lil' Knight]

Wirecare does sell it but there're many other places offering it too.
The Qables stuff is just ridiculously big to me.
Personally, I don't like any kind of y-splitter like this on the cable. Some nice tricks with heatshrink would look much better and neater.

 

[bik2101]

yeah, just don't want to have to spend any unneeded money if a simple heatshrink trick will make it look that nice.

 

[cyberspyder]

It's just the 3:1 adhesive heatshrink that's been pressed by needle-nosed pliers.

 

[bik2101]

thanks..clean, simple, and cheap. perfect

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberspyder /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's just the 3:1 adhesive heatshrink that's been pressed by needle-nosed pliers.

 

[Bonthouse]

Take the barrel of a Neutrik 3,5 straight, or if you want smaller, take the screw-on barrel of the Neutrik 3,5mm angled and put that on the y-split, put some heatshink on it and you have a nice looking spit.

Look what I did here

 

[bik2101]

oooh.. I like that. And seeing as how I have an extra neutrik barrel lying around, I think I will try both that as the y-split and the needle nose pliers and see which I am more satisfied with. Btw, what size heatshrink did you use there and was it 2:1 or 3:1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonthouse /img/forum/go_quote.gif Take the barrel of a Neutrik 3,5 straight, or if you want smaller, take the screw-on barrel of the Neutrik 3,5mm angled and put that on the y-split, put some heatshink on it and you have a nice looking spit. Look what I did here

 

[SpudHarris]

I pinched that idea from Bonthouse also!

 

[Bonthouse]

3:1 with 11 to 3.something Good luck and please do post some pics!

Nice work as always, Spud!

 

[bik2101]

thanks...will do as soon as i get them made.

 

[JamesL]

Has anybody sourced red heatshrink from mouser that is red and not pink?

I'm looking for the brilliant ferrari-red that you see on APS cables.. Not the faded t-shirt red that I see on most diy cables.

 

[SpudHarris]

The only stuff I had like that came in a mixed bag off e-bay. It was not like the 'normal' stuff, it was thicker and went really shiny when I shrank it. Must have been vinyl or similar.

 

[skyline889]

They sell red heatshrink, you can find it on eBay or any other wire/sleeving specialty store.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpudHarris /img/forum/go_quote.gif The only stuff I had like that came in a mixed bag off e-bay. It was not like the 'normal' stuff, it was thicker and went really shiny when I shrank it. Must have been vinyl or similar.

You probably bought PVC heatshrink. I made that mistake when I first started building, I had to throw it out it looked so bad.

 

[e1cie1o]

Hi everyone,

Here is my first cable project. It is a cable for my Super.fi 5 Pros. I'm pretty happy with my first attempt! I would probably use a lower guage wire next time, as this 28 awg stuff is a little too thin to leave unjacketed. The techflex looks nice but is definately not ideal on the leads from the split to the earbuds. I think next time I will use larger (probably 24 awg, maybe 22) wire and skip the techflex on those parts. Other than that, I am happy with the end result. Definately a step up from the factory cable!


Parts:
28 awg Silver Plated Copper stranded wire
1/8" Clear Techflex
Switchcraft right angle 3.5mm plug
Pins salvaged from old UE cable (really easy to do)

 

[rubberchickenmx]

where do you guys get these cables?